Establishing a Productive Morning Routine

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• Self-avowed night owls and snoozers dont always
  want to believe it but your morning routine makes
  a surprising difference in how the rest of your
  day goes. Everyone knows the sudden cold panic of
  realizing youve overslept. But a lot of people
  try to downplay how similar waiting until the
  last moment to get out of bed is.
• Some people dont feel like theyre made for the
  morning. Im one of them. Ive always been a
  night owl and felt like the later I got, the more
  I thrived. When I tried to establish a morning
  routine to make myself more productive, it was a
  struggle. I made it work with a committed
  attitude and consistency and I really felt the
  benefits. But then my son was born. Hes been a
  great blessing in so many ways but sleep is not
  one of them.
• I stumbled and fell out of the routine I worked
  so hard to establish. In these last couple of
  weeks, however, Ive started to bounce back. Ive
  renewed my efforts and Im starting to experience
  those productivity and efficiency benefits all
  over again.
• Creating a morning routine gets you beyond the
  panicked feeling of always being slightly behind.
  Using the time outside of your workday wisely is
  a great strategy towards pursuing success. Wake
  up with a clear mind and dedicate yourself to
  your goals for the day.
• You have to be willing to take the time for
  yourself. There are benefits for your career but
  also the people you love. One of the upsides of
  having a morning routine is that it acts as a
  huge mood booster. Instead of hitting work
  straight away, being able to take time for
  yourself gets your blood pumping and brings your
  focus to the things that matter to you.

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• Depending on your goals, you can take a very
  short amount of time or develop a longer morning
  routine. Productivity expert Hal Elrod thinks you
  can boost your day in just six minutes. His
  book, The Miracle Morning, was the kick-starter
  for the morning routine movement. For the truly
  time-starved, he recommends his SAVERS system,
  where you spend just one minute doing each of the
  following
• Silence
• Affirmations
• Visualization
• Exercise
• Reading
• Scribing
• Each of these activities is a value-add to your
  overall morning. They ground you and prepare for
  you the day ahead in different ways. Once youve
  adjusted to getting up earlier, you may find you
  want to devote more time to the one you really
  enjoy or that seems to help you most. Whatever
  gets you into the morning, consistency is the key
  to seeing those benefits.
• Life always tries to get in the way of our
  best-laid plans. Setting up a morning routine
  isnt easy, especially if youre used to rushing
  out the door at the last minute. But success is a
  choice. You have to wake up in the morning and
  choose productivity. You must choose to improve.
  And every day you choose to do that, youre
  choosing to succeed.
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